The Freeview channels below are available using a satellite dish aligned to Optus D1 along with a suitable satellite decoder. Trackside is currently available Free-to-air from Sky’s feed, but as it’s not a ‘Freeview’ channel, approved decoders won’t find it without manually searching for it. Some older decoders such as Zinwell’s can’t be tuned for […]
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Other satellite channels available in NZ
There are quite a number of channels other than the Freeview ones available from a satellite dish in New Zealand. The majority of these are foreign language channels, or religious (predominantly Christian). Most of these channels are on a different satellite to those used by Sky and Freeview (Optus D1) which means that you will […]
Freeview HD vs. Freeview Satellite
Transmission Type The most obvious difference between Freeview HD and Freeview Satellite is the transmission medium. Freeview HD is a digital terrestrial transmission (DVB-T) broadcast from a land based transmitter. In the case of the Manawatu area, from the Wharite transmitter. Freeview Satellite on the other hand is broadcast from a satellite (DVB-S) in geo-stationary […]